Culture & Arts

Jesus Madrinan: 'The Firmness of an Instant' (photography exhibition)

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📅 21 Feb–5 Sep 2026 · Alacant/Alicante

A photography exhibition by Galician artist Jesús Madriñán at the Las Cigarreras cultural centre, a former tobacco factory turned arts hub. Free to drop in, with long opening hours that suit a holiday schedule.

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When
21 Feb 2026 – 5 Sep 2026
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Where
Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras · Alacant/Alicante
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Price
Free
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Great for visitors

Madriñán shoots young people on a night out, and he does it the slow way. Instead of a phone or a quick digital snap, he lugs a large-format analogue camera into nightclubs and after-hours bars, then asks his subjects to hold still long enough for the exposure. The results are oddly formal portraits of people caught mid-revelry, tired and unguarded and a bit wired, the tail end of an evening pinned down with the gravity of an old painting.

It's the kind of show you can wander into without a plan. Las Cigarreras is a former tobacco factory now given over to the arts, the kind of cavernous brick-and-iron space these big prints suit well. Entry is free, the hours are generous, and half an hour out of the sun looking at someone else's 3am is a fair trade. Worth a look if you're nearby.

Source: https://www.alicante.es/es/agenda/exposicion-firmeza-instante-jesus-madrinan-cigarreras

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